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==Background==
==Background==
*Rare gas-forming infection nearly always occurring in pts w/ [[DM]] and obstruction
[[File:Blausen 0592 KidneyAnatomy 01.png|thumb|Renal anatomy.]]
**Pts appear toxic and [[septic]]; nephrectomy may be required
*Rare gas-forming infection nearly always occurring in patients with [[DM]] and obstruction
**Patients appear toxic and [[septic]]; nephrectomy may be required
 
{{UTI types}}


==Clinical Features<ref> Tang HJ, et al. Clinical characteristics of emphysematous pyelonephritis. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2001 Jun. 34(2):125-30. </ref>==
==Clinical Features<ref> Tang HJ, et al. Clinical characteristics of emphysematous pyelonephritis. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2001 Jun. 34(2):125-30. </ref>==
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*[[Nausea/vomiting]]
*[[Nausea/vomiting]]
*[[Dyspnea]]
*[[Dyspnea]]
*Renal dysfunction
*[[AKI|Renal dysfunction]]
*[[Altered mental status]]
*[[Altered mental status]]
*[[Shock]]
*[[Shock]]
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{{Dysuria DDX}}
{{Dysuria DDX}}


==Diagnosis==
==Evaluation==
===Labs===
===Labs===
*CBC with high WBC, low platelets
*CBC with [[leukocytosis|high WBC]], [[thrombocytopenia|low platelets]]
*UA with urine culture
*[[Urinalysis]] with urine culture
*Creatinine
*Creatinine
*Blood culture
*Blood culture
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===Imaging===
===Imaging===
*CT is definitive
*CT is definitive
*Staging<ref>Huang JJ, Tseng CC. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Mar 27. 160(6):797-805.</ref>:
**Class 1 - gas confined to collecting system
**Class 2 - gas confined to renal parenchyma alone
**Class 3A - perinephric extension of gas or abscess
**Class 3B - extension of gas beyond Gerota fascia
**Class 4 - bilateral or EPN in solitary kidney


==Management==
==Management==
*IVF
*[[IVF]]
*Antibiotics
*Antibiotics
**IV ampicillin, gentamicin, metronidazole
**IV [[ampicillin]], [[gentamicin]], [[metronidazole]]
**Vancomycin in place of ampicillin for pcn allergy
**[[Vancomycin]] in place of [[ampicillin]] for penicillin allergy


==Disposition==
==Disposition<ref>Shetty S et al. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Treatment & Management. eMedicine. Apr 11, 2014. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/457306-treatment#showall.</ref>==
*Urological c/s for surgical drainage
*Poor prognostic risk factors:
**Creatinine > 1.4mg/dL
**Platelets < 60k
**Altered mental status
**Shock
*Urological consult for percutaneous drainage, stent placement, or nephrectomy (classes 3 and 4 with 2 or more prognostic risk factors)
*Presence of obstructive stone requires even more urgent surgical intervention
*Mortality rates between ~20-40%


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==External Links==
==External Links==


==Sources==
==References==
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[[Category:Nephro]]
[[Category:Renal]]
[[Category:GU]]
[[Category:Urology]]
[[Category:ID]]

Revision as of 10:42, 2 May 2020

Background

Renal anatomy.
  • Rare gas-forming infection nearly always occurring in patients with DM and obstruction
    • Patients appear toxic and septic; nephrectomy may be required

Genitourinary infection

(1) Human urinary system: (2) kidney; (3) renal pelvis; (4) ureter; (5) urinary bladder (6) urethra.
Additional structures: (7) adrenal gland; (8) renal artery and vein; (9) inferior vena cava; (10) abdominal aorta; (11) common iliac artery and vein; (12) liver; (13) large intestine; (14) pelvis.

"UTI" frequently refers specifically to acute cystitis, but may also be used as a general term for all urinary infections; use location-specific diagnosis.

Clinical Features[1]

Differential Diagnosis

Dysuria

Evaluation

Labs

Imaging

  • CT is definitive
  • Staging[2]:
    • Class 1 - gas confined to collecting system
    • Class 2 - gas confined to renal parenchyma alone
    • Class 3A - perinephric extension of gas or abscess
    • Class 3B - extension of gas beyond Gerota fascia
    • Class 4 - bilateral or EPN in solitary kidney

Management

Disposition[3]

  • Poor prognostic risk factors:
    • Creatinine > 1.4mg/dL
    • Platelets < 60k
    • Altered mental status
    • Shock
  • Urological consult for percutaneous drainage, stent placement, or nephrectomy (classes 3 and 4 with 2 or more prognostic risk factors)
  • Presence of obstructive stone requires even more urgent surgical intervention
  • Mortality rates between ~20-40%

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Tang HJ, et al. Clinical characteristics of emphysematous pyelonephritis. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2001 Jun. 34(2):125-30.
  2. Huang JJ, Tseng CC. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Mar 27. 160(6):797-805.
  3. Shetty S et al. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Treatment & Management. eMedicine. Apr 11, 2014. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/457306-treatment#showall.